tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647395313001100441.post1242838606621162270..comments2024-01-16T10:47:14.743+01:00Comments on Bell Tower Birding: Beating a Dead Horse - or was that a Harrier?Jochenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10852825311605464857noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647395313001100441.post-72020397758503010152009-08-12T12:40:02.803+02:002009-08-12T12:40:02.803+02:00Got to agree on the one-way street. It seems that ...Got to agree on the one-way street. It seems that many things only work one way and definitely not to nature lovers' advantage.SAPhotographs (Joan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647395313001100441.post-59893390208914637222009-08-12T08:34:30.367+02:002009-08-12T08:34:30.367+02:00John, I am also surprised to learn that apparently...John, I am also surprised to learn that apparently, illegal raptor hunting is such a big problem in the UK, heck even Royals do it and get away with it. Big surprise.<br />In Germany, thankfully, incidences in which raptors are shot illegally are very unusual and mostly pertain to the more common speices e.g. Buzzard and Goshawk. And as in the US, it is mostly pigeon racers and to a lesser degree hunters who fear for "their" hares (which is bullship).<br />Mind you, birds in Germany face enough other troubles though...Jochenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852825311605464857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647395313001100441.post-40403844495650858702009-08-12T07:09:43.714+02:002009-08-12T07:09:43.714+02:00That case is disgusting. Generally I don't hea...That case is disgusting. Generally I don't hear much about hunters killing raptors in the US. When there are raptor killing incidents, they tend to be done by pigeon racers. Still, good questions for the British hunting groups.John B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00163297234733313179noreply@blogger.com